1999 HONDA ODYSSEY Complaints

WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE SMOOTHLY WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. ALSO, DOES NOT DOWN-SHIFT SMOOTHLY AT HIGH RPM. OTHER SYMPTOMS ARE THE TCM LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. UPON DIAGNOSIS, THE DEALER CONFIRMED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA AGREES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL COVER THE PARTS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $700.00 IN LABOR TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. A 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ON A TRANSMISSION IS INADEQUATE - I'VE DRIVEN HONDAS AND TOYOTAS 150,000 AND MORE IN THE PAST AND HAVE NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WITH THE NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS REPORTED FOR THIS VEHICLE ON THIS WEB SITE, HONDA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR REPUTATION AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM LONG-TERM. I PLAN ON DRIVING THIS VEHICLE TO 120,000 MILES OR MORE - AT THIS RATE, THAT MEANS 3 TRANSMISSIONS!*AK

ENGINE SUDDENLY QUITE WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED . ALL GAUGES, DIALS, ETC. WENT BLANK AND VEHICLE SUFFERED A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. ABLE TO RESTART EACH TIME, EITHER BY PLACING VEHICLE IN "N" OR PULLING TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE REQUIRED NO MORE THAN TWO ATTEMPTS TO RESTART.*AK

BOTH SLIDING DOORS LATCHES FAILED TO ENGAGE (LOCK) THE DOOR. ONE OF THE LATCHES BROKE (DRIVER SIDE) AFTER REAPETED ATTEMPTS AT TRYING TO MAKE IT CLOSE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE INTERNAL LATCHING MECHANISM BROKE INSIDE THE DOOR AND ALMOST POKED A HOLE THROUGH THE OUTER DOOR WALL. THE LATCHES WHERE SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED ONCE DURING A RECALL BY HONDA ISSUED JULY 1999 WHICH THE DEALER PERFORMED. BUT THE LATCH FAILED AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS POSSIBLE ONLY 1999 MODELS (FIRST YEAR PRODUCTION MODELS). AS WITH ANY REDESIGNED MODELS, HONDA HAS SOME PROBLEMS IT WILL NEED TO CORRECT. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE LATCHES AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL DEBATING ON THE BODY WORK. WHEN THE LATCH/SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL'S DOOR LAMP WARNS ABOUT IT AND A BUZZER SOUNDS. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR SEALS THAT COME OUT WHEN I BUMP THEM. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT SECURE PROPERLY. DOOR CAN OPEN IF PULLED WITHOUT FORCE. OWNER TOOK VAN TO DEALER, DOOR IS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD JUST STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE VEHICLES ENGINE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, ALL FOUR OCCURANCES HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *MJ

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL JERK OUT OF GEAR, NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, WHICH WAS A RESULT OF A BAD TRANSMISSION. HAD PART REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. 1 YEAR LATER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. CONTACTED DEALER. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

I HAVE FOUND MANY INCIDENTS RELATED TO TRANSMISSION/DOOR LATCH FAILURES WITH 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY... TOO MANY TO BE A COINCIDENCE!*AK

MY 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD. IT STALLED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. IT STARTS RIGHT UP AGAIN BUT A VERY DANGEROUS SITUTION.*AK